IRIDIUM SATELLITES

The Iridium satellite constellation is a system of 66 active communication satellites and spares around the Earth. It allows worldwide voice and data communications using handheld devices. The Iridium network is unique in that it covers the whole earth, including poles, oceans and airways. The satellites used are frequently visible in the night sky as short-lived bright flashes, known as Iridium flares. The Iridium satellites orbit at an altitude of approximately 483 miles above the earth (and travel at approximately 16,689 mph resulting in a complete orbit of the earth approximately every 100 minutes).

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Name	NORAD ID	Int'l Code	Launch date	Period [minutes]
IRIDIUM 143	43258	2018-030C	March 30, 2018	100.4
IRIDIUM 150	43257	2018-030B	March 30, 2018	99.1
IRIDIUM 142	43256	2018-030J	March 30, 2018	100.4
IRIDIUM 148	43255	2018-030I	March 30, 2018	98.9
IRIDIUM 146	43254	2018-030H	March 30, 2018	99.8
IRIDIUM 145	43253	2018-030G	March 30, 2018	100.4
IRIDIUM 140	43252	2018-030F	March 30, 2018	99
IRIDIUM 157	43251	2018-030E	March 30, 2018	100.4
IRIDIUM 149	43250	2018-030D	March 30, 2018	98.9
IRIDIUM 144	43249	2018-030A	March 30, 2018	98.9
IRIDIUM 131	43079	2017-083K	December 23, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 153	43078	2017-083J	December 23, 2017	97.1
IRIDIUM 141	43077	2017-083H	December 23, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 137	43076	2017-083G	December 23, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 134	43075	2017-083F	December 23, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 151	43074	2017-083E	December 23, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 130	43073	2017-083D	December 23, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 116	43072	2017-083C	December 23, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 138	43071	2017-083B	December 23, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 135	43070	2017-083A	December 23, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 125	42964	2017-061K	October 9, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 139	42963	2017-061J	October 9, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 136	42962	2017-061H	October 9, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 132	42961	2017-061G	October 9, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 107	42960	2017-061F	October 9, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 119	42959	2017-061E	October 9, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 129	42958	2017-061D	October 9, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 122	42957	2017-061C	October 9, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 100	42956	2017-061B	October 9, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 133	42955	2017-061A	October 9, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 121	42812	2017-039K	June 25, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 128	42811	2017-039J	June 25, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 124	42810	2017-039H	June 25, 2017	97
IRIDIUM 126	42809	2017-039G	June 25, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 117	42808	2017-039F	June 25, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 118	42807	2017-039E	June 25, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 115	42806	2017-039D	June 25, 2017	97
IRIDIUM 120	42805	2017-039C	June 25, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 123	42804	2017-039B	June 25, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 113	42803	2017-039A	June 25, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 111	41926	2017-003K	January 14, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 112	41925	2017-003J	January 14, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 108	41924	2017-003H	January 14, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 114	41923	2017-003G	January 14, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 104	41922	2017-003F	January 14, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 105	41921	2017-003E	January 14, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 102	41920	2017-003D	January 14, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 109	41919	2017-003C	January 14, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 103	41918	2017-003B	January 14, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 106	41917	2017-003A	January 14, 2017	100.4
IRIDIUM 98	27451	2002-031B	June 20, 2002	100.4
IRIDIUM 97	27450	2002-031A	June 20, 2002	100.1
IRIDIUM 96	27376	2002-005E	February 11, 2002	94.5
IRIDIUM 95	27375	2002-005D	February 11, 2002	100.4
IRIDIUM 90	27373	2002-005B	February 11, 2002	94.1
IRIDIUM 91	27372	2002-005A	February 11, 2002	100.4
IRIDIUM 21	25778	1999-032B	June 11, 1999	100.4
IRIDIUM 14	25777	1999-032A	June 11, 1999	100.4
IRIDIUM 11	25578	1998-074B	December 19, 1998	100.4
IRIDIUM 20	25577	1998-074A	December 19, 1998	100.1
IRIDIUM 83	25531	1998-066E	November 6, 1998	100.4
IRIDIUM 84	25530	1998-066D	November 6, 1998	100.4
IRIDIUM 86	25528	1998-066B	November 6, 1998	100.4
IRIDIUM 2	25527	1998-066A	November 6, 1998	94.9
IRIDIUM 80	25469	1998-051C	September 8, 1998	100.4
IRIDIUM 81	25468	1998-051B	September 8, 1998	100.1
IRIDIUM 82	25467	1998-051A	September 8, 1998	96.7
IRIDIUM 76	25432	1998-048B	August 19, 1998	100.1
IRIDIUM 75	25346	1998-032E	May 17, 1998	100.4
IRIDIUM 73	25344	1998-032C	May 17, 1998	99.4
IRIDIUM 72	25343	1998-032B	May 17, 1998	100.4
IRIDIUM 70	25342	1998-032A	May 17, 1998	100.4
IRIDIUM 71	25320	1998-026B	May 2, 1998	100.1
IRIDIUM 69	25319	1998-026A	May 2, 1998	100.1
IRIDIUM 68	25291	1998-021G	April 7, 1998	100.4
IRIDIUM 67	25290	1998-021F	April 7, 1998	100.4
IRIDIUM 66	25289	1998-021E	April 7, 1998	100.4
IRIDIUM 65	25288	1998-021D	April 7, 1998	100.4
IRIDIUM 64	25287	1998-021C	April 7, 1998	100.4
IRIDIUM 63	25286	1998-021B	April 7, 1998	100.4
IRIDIUM 62	25285	1998-021A	April 7, 1998	100.4
IRIDIUM 60	25276	1998-019E	March 30, 1998	100.4
IRIDIUM 59	25275	1998-019D	March 30, 1998	100.4
IRIDIUM 58	25274	1998-019C	March 30, 1998	100.1
IRIDIUM 57	25273	1998-019B	March 30, 1998	100.4
IRIDIUM 55	25272	1998-019A	March 30, 1998	100.1
IRIDIUM 61	25263	1998-018B	March 25, 1998	100.1
IRIDIUM 51	25262	1998-018A	March 25, 1998	96.8
IRIDIUM 53	25173	1998-010E	February 18, 1998	100.4
IRIDIUM 50	25172	1998-010D	February 18, 1998	100.4
IRIDIUM 54	25171	1998-010C	February 18, 1998	100.4
IRIDIUM 56	25170	1998-010B	February 18, 1998	100.4
IRIDIUM 52	25169	1998-010A	February 18, 1998	100.4
IRIDIUM 47	25106	1997-082C	December 20, 1997	100.4
IRIDIUM 24	25105	1997-082B	December 20, 1997	100
IRIDIUM 45	25104	1997-082A	December 20, 1997	100.4
IRIDIUM 44	25078	1997-077B	December 8, 1997	100.1
IRIDIUM 42	25077	1997-077A	December 8, 1997	100.4
IRIDIUM 38	25043	1997-069E	November 9, 1997	100.3
IRIDIUM 39	25042	1997-069D	November 9, 1997	99.6
IRIDIUM 40	25041	1997-069C	November 9, 1997	92
IRIDIUM 41	25040	1997-069B	November 9, 1997	100.4
IRIDIUM 37	24968	1997-056D	September 27, 1997	91.6
IRIDIUM 36	24967	1997-056C	September 27, 1997	100.3
IRIDIUM 35	24966	1997-056B	September 27, 1997	100.1
IRIDIUM 31	24950	1997-051G	September 14, 1997	100.1
IRIDIUM 28	24948	1997-051E	September 14, 1997	100.3
IRIDIUM 33	24946	1997-051C	September 14, 1997	100.4
IRIDIUM 32	24945	1997-051B	September 14, 1997	100.4
IRIDIUM 29	24944	1997-051A	September 14, 1997	100.4
DUMMY MASS 2	24926	1997-048B	September 1, 1997	97
DUMMY MASS 1	24925	1997-048A	September 1, 1997	97
IRIDIUM 22	24907	1997-043E	August 21, 1997	100.4
IRIDIUM 46	24905	1997-043C	August 21, 1997	94.1
IRIDIUM 25	24904	1997-043B	August 21, 1997	95.3
IRIDIUM 26	24903	1997-043A	August 21, 1997	100.3
IRIDIUM 921	24873	1997-034E	July 9, 1997	95.2
IRIDIUM 18	24872	1997-034D	July 9, 1997	100.1
IRIDIUM 920	24871	1997-034C	July 9, 1997	100
IRIDIUM 17	24870	1997-034B	July 9, 1997	100.3
IRIDIUM 15	24869	1997-034A	July 9, 1997	100.1
IRIDIUM 911	24842	1997-030G	June 18, 1997	99.7
IRIDIUM 16	24841	1997-030F	June 18, 1997	100.2
IRIDIUM 13	24840	1997-030E	June 18, 1997	90.4
IRIDIUM 10	24839	1997-030D	June 18, 1997	100.4
IRIDIUM 12	24837	1997-030B	June 18, 1997	100.1
IRIDIUM 914	24836	1997-030A	June 18, 1997	100.1
IRIDIUM 4	24796	1997-020E	May 5, 1997	100.3
IRIDIUM 5	24795	1997-020D	May 5, 1997	97.3
IRIDIUM 7	24793	1997-020B	May 5, 1997	100.4